Library Assistants, Clerical Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 447 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Library Assistants, Clerical

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Francisco, CA $62,430 1,670
San Jose, CA $60,740 860
Santa Maria, CA $53,040 80
District of Columbia $52,890 100
Visalia, CA $51,570 80
Bellingham, WA $50,440 100

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $48,550 30
      Alaska $46,540 150
      Alaska $46,470 200
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Daphne, AL $31,450 40
      Birmingham, AL $31,320 240
      Alabama $27,300 750
      Huntsville, AL $25,920 40
      Southwest Alabama $25,020 50
      Northeast Alabama $24,900 90
      Anniston, AL $24,510 40
      Mobile, AL $24,470 40
      Southeast Alabama $24,100 50
      Auburn, AL $23,890 30
      Montgomery, AL $22,830 50
      Florence, AL $20,480 30
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $32,360 70
      Fayetteville, AR $30,650 140
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,020 30
      Arkansas $28,920 350
      South Arkansas $26,990 30
      North Arkansas $26,330 70
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $45,350 70
      Yuma, AZ $40,410 60
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $39,050 50
      Phoenix, AZ $38,170 910
      Arizona $37,040 1,650
      Tucson, AZ $37,000 370
      Prescott Valley, AZ $36,200 40
      Arizona $35,550 100
      Sierra Vista, AZ $30,330 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $62,430 1,670
      San Jose, CA $60,740 860
      Santa Maria, CA $53,040 80
      Visalia, CA $51,570 80
      San Diego, CA $49,280 830
      Hanford, CA $49,000 40
      Los Angeles, CA $47,910 3,210
      California $47,030 10,420
      Santa Cruz, CA $47,010 60
      Modesto, CA $46,810 170
      Merced, CA $46,320 60
      Sacramento, CA $45,610 620
      Salinas, CA $43,220 150
      Santa Rosa, CA $43,220 220
      Riverside, CA $40,480 810
      Fresno, CA $40,320 420
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $40,090 100
      El Centro, CA $39,810 30
      Oxnard, CA $39,470 160
      Vallejo, CA $38,900 80
      North Coast Region of California $38,430 190
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $38,250 80
      Stockton, CA $38,010 190
      Bakersfield, CA $36,870 80
      San Luis Obispo, CA $36,410 90
      Redding, CA $36,250 50
      Chico, CA $34,850 100
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $40,140 70
      Northwest Colorado $39,520 110
      Greeley, CO $35,860 50
      Colorado $35,090 630
      Colorado Springs, CO $34,950 40
      Southwest Colorado $33,970 40
      Denver, CO $29,990 230
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $41,180 720
      New Haven, CT $37,910 260
      Connecticut $36,900 1,790
      Bridgeport, CT $36,120 370
      Norwich, CT $35,510 130
      Connecticut $35,370 160
      Waterbury, CT $33,960 130
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $44,360 1,260
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $36,010 280
      Sussex Delaware $29,160 90
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $45,140 90
      North Port, FL $39,920 120
      Naples, FL $39,340 90
      Port St. Lucie, FL $39,280 70
      Orlando, FL $37,050 170
      South Florida $37,040 30
      Tampa, FL $36,700 360
      Miami, FL $36,680 560
      Tallahassee, FL $35,870 90
      Gainesville, FL $35,670 70
      Florida $34,820 2,580
      Palm Bay, FL $34,820 140
      Deltona, FL $33,010 110
      Panama City, FL $31,750 50
      Jacksonville, FL $31,740 260
      Lakeland, FL $30,990 100
      Crestview, FL $30,490 50
      North Florida $29,840 110
      Pensacola, FL $26,450 70
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $38,060 400
      Georgia $33,890 770
      Augusta, GA-SC $29,420 60
      East Georgia $22,680 40
      North Georgia $22,330 60
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $35,340 440
      Hawaii / Kauai $35,340 50
      Urban Honolulu, HI $29,650 360
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $37,040 120
      Dubuque, IA $34,590 50
      Davenport, IA-IL $32,220 160
      Des Moines, IA $30,220 250
      Ames, IA $29,220 90
      Cedar Rapids, IA $29,040 60
      Iowa $28,700 1,530
      Northwest Iowa $28,550 250
      Southeast Iowa $27,620 220
      Northeast Iowa $26,560 230
      Southwest Iowa $26,560 100
      Waterloo, IA $22,460 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Twin Falls, ID $36,230 40
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,160 60
      Lewiston, ID-WA $33,860 50
      Boise City, ID $31,920 240
      Idaho Falls, ID $31,370 40
      Idaho $30,200 830
      Pocatello, ID $29,790 30
      Northwestern Idaho $24,040 150
      Southeast-Central Idaho $21,690 260
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $34,980 2,950
      Champaign, IL $34,450 150
      Decatur, IL $33,780 50
      Illinois $32,360 4,330
      Rockford, IL $31,480 110
      Bloomington, IL $31,190 80
      Kankakee, IL $31,070 70
      Peoria, IL $30,890 220
      West Central Illinois $30,210 170
      South Illinois $30,160 170
      Springfield, IL $30,050 70
      Northwest Illinois $30,010 120
      East Central Illinois $29,740 160
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Evansville, IN $34,260 90
      South Bend, IN-MI $33,180 60
      Lafayette, IN $31,200 80
      Kokomo, IN $30,130 40
      Fort Wayne, IN $30,120 60
      Elkhart, IN $28,880 60
      Indiana $28,820 1,770
      Central Indiana $28,150 140
      Terre Haute, IN $27,850 50
      Southern Indiana $27,720 140
      Northern Indiana $27,530 200
      Indianapolis, IN $26,920 310
      Bloomington, IN $26,420 70
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $39,120 80
      Manhattan, KS $31,930 100
      Wichita, KS $31,370 230
      Kansas $29,840 1,160
      Topeka, KS $29,430 110
      Kansas $24,650 290
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Owensboro, KY $33,790 40
      Bowling Green, KY $33,330 70
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $30,360 260
      South Central Kentucky $25,740 40
      Kentucky $25,530 640
      Central Kentucky $24,970 —
      Lexington, KY $21,660 80
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $34,130 100
      New Orleans, LA $33,710 30
      Lafayette, LA $32,990 50
      Central Louisiana $28,520 40
      Louisiana $28,520 300
      Monroe, LA $21,850 60
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $44,180 2,140
      Massachusetts $40,030 2,730
      Worcester, MA $39,000 270
      Barnstable Town, MA $37,440 90
      Pittsfield, MA $36,760 100
      Springfield, MA $36,720 140
      Massachusetts $36,530 80
      Amherst Town, MA $36,510 110
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $39,910 600
      Maryland $39,910 1,070
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $32,760 60
      Salisbury, MD $32,100 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ME $38,310 50
      Portland, ME $38,310 200
      Maine $37,230 420
      Northeast Maine $33,720 70
      Southwest Maine $33,400 80
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kalamazoo, MI $40,060 90
      Grand Rapids, MI $35,110 260
      Ann Arbor, MI $33,530 830
      Michigan $33,530 3,670
      Midland, MI $32,900 40
      Saginaw, MI $32,780 40
      Jackson, MI $32,680 110
      Flint, MI $31,280 70
      Muskegon, MI $31,090 50
      Detroit, MI $31,050 870
      Battle Creek, MI $30,840 40
      Lansing, MI $30,270 130
      Monroe, MI $30,130 90
      Traverse City, MI $29,790 —
      Bay City, MI $29,340 70
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $29,280 190
      Northern Michigan $29,000 240
      Southern Michigan $28,980 210
      Mid Michigan $28,960 —
      Niles, MI $28,860 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $43,730 1,210
      Minnesota $37,010 2,160
      Rochester, MN $34,820 100
      St. Cloud, MN $33,880 60
      Duluth, MN-WI $32,680 100
      Mankato, MN $31,320 40
      Southeast Minnesota $31,090 160
      Southwest Minnesota $30,470 210
      Northwest Minnesota $28,140 230
      Northeast Minnesota $27,860 —
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $33,990 30
      Southwest Missouri $31,560 70
      St. Louis, MO-IL $31,050 920
      Central Missouri $30,990 80
      Kansas City, MO-KS $30,730 620
      Columbia, MO $29,790 80
      Missouri $29,570 1,680
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $27,410 60
      Springfield, MO $27,300 140
      Southeast Missouri $27,260 70
      Joplin, MO-KS $27,080 60
      Jefferson City, MO $26,970 50
      North Missouri $26,970 50
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $25,270 60
      Gulfport, MS $23,370 70
      Lower East Mississippi $22,290 —
      Mississippi $22,240 590
      West Delta Mississippi $21,870 120
      Upper East Mississippi $21,780 150
      Lower West Mississippi $21,240 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Montana $35,000 50
      Montana $32,270 70
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, NC $39,900 60
      Durham, NC $37,060 60
      Wilmington, NC $36,430 60
      Asheville, NC $36,100 120
      Greensboro, NC $35,660 70
      Charlotte, NC-SC $35,550 170
      North Carolina $32,260 1,440
      Eastern North Carolina $32,100 100
      Hickory, NC $30,780 90
      Winston, NC $30,740 140
      Central North Carolina $30,690 —
      Western North Carolina $29,840 140
      Raleigh, NC $24,110 250
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $28,230 70
      North Dakota $28,100 130
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $29,470 130
      Northwest Nebraska $28,430 60
      Lincoln, NE $28,080 60
      South Nebraska $27,890 170
      Nebraska $26,960 480
      Northeast Nebraska $26,690 130
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $38,080 130
      New Hampshire $37,010 1,000
      Central New Hampshire $36,970 180
      Southwestern New Hampshire $35,770 150
      Manchester, NH $34,320 220
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $47,700 70
      Atlantic City, NJ $39,750 170
      New Jersey $37,980 2,610
      Vineland, NJ $33,530 40
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $36,810 40
      Eastern New Mexico $34,160 50
      Northern New Mexico $34,130 30
      New Mexico $33,180 100
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $45,270 470
      Nevada $45,260 690
      Reno, NV $42,120 160
      Balance of Nevada $32,100 50
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, NY $38,720 540
      Ithaca, NY $37,510 50
      New York, NY-NJ $37,370 5,660
      New York $36,180 6,810
      Binghamton, NY $35,250 50
      Kingston, NY $35,160 100
      Kiryas Joel, NY $34,920 270
      Central East New York $34,600 230
      Syracuse, NY $34,020 320
      Watertown, NY $33,940 50
      Rochester, NY $33,860 520
      Glens Falls, NY $33,080 70
      Utica, NY $32,800 70
      Capital/Northern New York $32,630 170
      Southwest New York $31,780 190
      Buffalo, NY $31,630 370
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Toledo, OH $37,030 210
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $35,890 970
      Southern Ohio $34,330 210
      Springfield, OH $33,740 50
      Columbus, OH $32,560 590
      Ohio $31,350 4,220
      Dayton, OH $29,700 360
      Eastern Ohio $29,390 150
      Cleveland, OH $29,260 830
      Canton, OH $29,200 90
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $28,940 230
      Mansfield, OH $28,670 80
      Youngstown, OH $28,500 —
      West Northwestern Ohio $27,830 380
      Akron, OH $27,350 90
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $35,690 330
      Lawton, OK $32,460 50
      Oklahoma $30,050 880
      Southeast Oklahoma $29,790 160
      Northeast Oklahoma $27,610 60
      Tulsa, OK $23,950 130
      Southwest Oklahoma $23,570 50
      Northwest Oklahoma $21,770 80
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $47,060 610
      Oregon $40,090 980
      Eugene, OR $39,780 60
      Salem, OR $36,840 40
      Coast Oregon $34,940 120
      Eastern Oregon $31,510 50
      Central Oregon $31,240 60
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $52,890 100
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $37,980 1,910
      State College, PA $32,690 130
      Allentown, PA-NJ $31,470 210
      Pennsylvania $30,020 4,540
      Scranton, PA $29,210 130
      Reading, PA $29,060 140
      Pittsburgh, PA $28,860 1,090
      Chambersburg, PA $28,690 50
      Lancaster, PA $28,350 180
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $28,030 130
      York, PA $27,970 110
      Altoona, PA $27,940 30
      Erie, PA $27,710 120
      Harrisburg, PA $27,630 210
      Gettysburg, PA $27,310 30
      Williamsport, PA $26,900 40
      Lebanon, PA $24,130 40
      Central Pennsylvania $23,410 140
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $23,240 110
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $22,420 80
      Johnstown, PA $19,950 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ponce, PR $22,900 40
      San Juan, PR $22,330 40
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $35,610 620
      Rhode Island $35,080 510
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $37,780 200
      Spartanburg, SC $34,720 60
      Columbia, SC $32,240 210
      Hilton Head Island, SC $31,890 40
      South Carolina $31,740 1,010
      Greenville, SC $30,180 160
      Florence, SC $30,110 70
      Northwestern South Carolina $26,300 50
      Northeastern South Carolina $25,000 50
      Southern South Carolina $24,760 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $40,500 60
      Nashville, TN $36,290 490
      Clarksville, TN-KY $35,210 70
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $34,320 190
      Tennessee $32,740 1,320
      Knoxville, TN $31,140 160
      Kingsport, TN-VA $27,330 70
      Johnson City, TN $26,240 40
      East Tennessee $25,830 70
      South Central Tennessee $25,490 60
      West Tennessee $23,730 60
      Cleveland, TN $21,070 60
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $36,460 90
      Hill Country Region of Texas $35,500 60
      Dallas, TX $32,240 510
      College Station, TX $31,390 30
      San Antonio, TX $31,270 230
      McAllen, TX $30,490 120
      Laredo, TX $29,980 80
      North Region of Texas $29,610 70
      Texas $28,750 2,340
      Beaumont, TX $28,300 70
      Northwestern Region of Texas $28,130 40
      Houston, TX $25,160 310
      Brownsville, TX $24,070 110
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $23,660 30
      El Paso, TX $23,600 130
      Killeen, TX $23,050 90
      Lubbock, TX $20,120 130
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $39,310 70
      Salt Lake City, UT $37,200 170
      Logan, UT-ID $35,500 90
      Utah $33,450 830
      St. George, UT $31,620 50
      High Desert Utah $30,120 100
      Ogden, UT $30,080 80
      Provo, UT $29,230 270
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $38,520 410
      Richmond, VA $37,120 400
      Virginia $37,120 2,160
      Charlottesville, VA $35,030 70
      Roanoke, VA $32,710 70
      Lynchburg, VA $31,160 40
      Northwest Virginia $29,990 50
      Winchester, VA-WV $29,830 60
      Southside Virginia $29,560 40
      Northeast Virginia $28,790 50
      Southwest Virginia $28,240 90
      Southern West Virginia $26,470 —
      Northern West Virginia $26,380 —
      West Virginia $26,300 240
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $39,200 110
      Vermont $36,040 270
      Southern Vermont $35,590 70
      Northern Vermont $31,720 80
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bellingham, WA $50,440 100
      Seattle, WA $49,090 1,060
      Kennewick, WA $49,020 150
      Wenatchee, WA $48,700 50
      Olympia, WA $47,830 140
      Spokane, WA $47,200 240
      Mount Vernon, WA $46,390 100
      Washington $45,980 2,820
      Bremerton, WA $45,880 100
      Western Washington $44,700 440
      Eastern Washington $44,670 240
      Yakima, WA $39,890 90
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $41,700 300
      Eau Claire, WI $40,800 70
      Oshkosh, WI $40,460 50
      Wausau, WI $40,420 30
      Madison, WI $40,180 250
      La Crosse, WI-MN $39,360 70
      Janesville, WI $38,500 40
      Wisconsin $38,170 1,590
      Sheboygan, WI $38,090 30
      Appleton, WI $37,250 90
      Northwestern Wisconsin $36,450 30
      Northeastern Wisconsin $36,300 120
      South Central Wisconsin $35,880 170
      Green Bay, WI $35,810 110
      Western Wisconsin $33,280 100
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $35,250 40
      Wheeling, WV-OH $28,120 60
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $25,200 60
      Charleston, WV $25,090 70
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Casper, WY $38,400 40
      Western Wyoming $36,510 —
      Wyoming $36,210 170
      Cheyenne, WY $32,170 50
      Eastern Wyoming $31,190 40